Vivaldi Tips

Tip #554

September 2, 2024

Vivaldi’s Reading List feature lets you save web pages with, for example, interesting articles in a list you can access from Vivaldi on all your devices with the help of Sync. Using the Reading List prevents endless tabs from accumulating on your Tab Bar and Bookmarks from being filled with entries you only need once.

To add the active tab to the Reading List.

1. Open the  Vivaldi menu.
2. Tap on “Add to Reading List”.

To add a link on a web page to the Reading List:

1. Long press on the link to open the context menu.
2. Select “Add to Reading List”.

You can open and manage pages in the Reading list from the  Vivaldi menu > Reading List.

Tip #553

August 30, 2024

If you’re frequently making purchases online, your transactions will go a lot faster when the browser can autofill your credit card details. To save a new payment method, simply click “Save” in the dialog when prompted during a purchase process.

To add a new card manually:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Payment Methods.
2. Click “Add New Payment Method”.
3. Enter your card’s details.
4. Click “Save”.

Learn more about autofilling paymenth methods on Vivaldi Help.

Tip #552

August 29, 2024

Whether the tab has an uninformative title, you have too many tabs with identical names or just wish to have more fun tab titles – whatever the reason, renaming tabs helps you keep tabs in your Vivaldi browser organized and easy to find.

To rename a tab:

1. Right-click on the tab on the Tab Bar or in the Windows Panel and select Rename from the context menu.
   Alternatively, to rename the active tab, type “Rename Tab” in Quick Commands, or create a Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Gesture for the action.
2. Enter the new title.
3. Press Enter or click somewhere else in the browser.

PS! It also works with Tab Stacks (see Tip #17).

Tip #551

August 28, 2024

When you have the post with its comments open as a page in Vivaldi Social then it’s easy to copy the link from the Address Bar and share it. But when you’re casually browsing through your feeds, then opting for Vivaldi Social’s share option, which triggers the operating system’s share menu allows you to share content without losing your spot on the page.

To share posts from Vivaldi Social:

1. Click on the 3 dot menu below the post.
2. Select Share from the menu.
3. Choose the app you want to share the post on.
4. Follow the app’s directions.

Tip #550

August 27, 2024

Like the browser, Vivaldi Mail can be customized to the smallest nuance. For example, you can display the received/sent date for all messages with an absolute timestamp (e.g. 26. August 2024) or use relative timestamps (e.g. Today, Friday) for more recent messages.

To make your choice:

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Mail View Layout.
2. Enable/disable “Use Relative Dates”.

Tip #549

August 26, 2024

If the only useful thing you remember about a previously visited web page is the day you visited it, then with Vivaldi’s advanced History Manager it’ll be a breeze to find it again.

To find a page based on the visited date:

1. Open the History Manager.
2. Enable the day picker calendar from the top left corner of the page.
3. In the new calendar column on the left, locate the day you remember visiting the web page.
4. Click on the date to display the list of pages you visited on that day.
   We also recommend switching to day view from the top right corner for a better view.
5. Scroll through your history and double-click on the entry to open the web page.

Tip #548

August 23, 2024

Are you randomly getting notifications from Vivaldi that look unrelated to the browser? It’s likely that a website you visited in Vivaldi on Android has asked permission to send you notifications and you’ve (un)intentionally agreed.

To update notification permissions:

1. Head over to Settings > Web Pages > Site Settings > Permissions > Notifications.
2. Tap on a website domain on the list to update your preference.

Tip #547

August 22, 2024

Geolocation can be a convenient feature, but not every service provider needs to know where in the world you are. That’s why, in Vivaldi, you control which websites can access your location.

By default, every new website that wants to access your location will ask for your permission and you can either allow or block access. You can update the default setting and review which sites have requested permission in Settings > Privacy and Security > Website Permissions.

Tip #546

August 21, 2024

Do you like to learn about Vivaldi by watching videos? You’re in luck because we have a new video series introducing you to the browser’s features and showing you how to customize the browser according to your preferences.

To be notified about new videos in the series, add our YouTube channel to Vivaldi Feeds following the instructions in Tip #40, or subscribe to the Vivaldi channel directly on YouTube.

Tip #545

August 19, 2024

Vivaldi Themes has thousands of themes created by the Vivaldi Community members. Some have been made from scratch with a custom Start Page background image and toolbar button icons. Others have used sources available online.

In the latter case, when you’re uploading your own theme to Vivaldi Themes, first make sure that you’re even allowed to use the image and, secondly, remember to add a link to the source.

Tip #544

August 16, 2024

Vivaldi keeps a list of the tabs you recently closed. That way you can easily reopen tabs that you unintentionally closed or have changed your mind about closing.

To open a recently closed tab in the active tab:

1. Open the  Vivaldi menu and select “Recent tabs”.
2. Tap on the link you want to reopen.

To open a recently closed tab in a new tab:

1. Open the Tab Switcher.
2. Navigate to the  Closed Tabs tab.
3. Tap on the link you want to reopen.

Tip #543

August 12, 2024

When dealing with a lot of mail, seeing the first few lines of the message can help to gauge the importance of the email – whether to open it immediately or leave it for later.

To adjust your preview settings:

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Message List Preview.
2. Choose how many lines of text you want to see (0-3).

Also, make sure that “Download Messages to Generate Previews on Demand” is enabled and if you’re using a horizontal layout in Vivaldi Mail, disable “Only Show Message Preview in Vertical View”.